Birth Choices, C-sections, Care Providers During Pregnancy Series, Labor & Birth, Podcast, VBAC
Dr. Brad Bootstaylor talks with Adriana Lozada about how vital it is to establish shared decision-making with your care provider and the problem with the prevailing fear-based approach in perinatal care. Plus: why no one should ever roll their eyes at your birth plan....
Hospital, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, short episode, TBPodcast
Continuous electronic fetal monitoring, or EFM, can have a negative impact on your birth experience. Adriana Lozada explains how. And what you can ask care providers for to alleviate the complications it can cause. What is your experience with continuous electronic...
Birth Choices, C-sections, Hospital, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast
OB/GYN Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins breaks down the leading causes of what’s usually called a cascade of labor interventions—like an induction leading to a cesarean. She and Adriana Lozada offer insight into the risks and benefits of interventions, and help inform your...
Birth Choices, Interventions, Podcast, Pregnancy, short episode, TBPodcast
Adriana Lozada shares facts about the magnificent protective and self-clamping abilities of the umbilical cord. She also explains why there’s still disagreement in the medical field about how long to wait. Did you know that the umbilical cord is self-clamping? Tell us...
C-sections, Interventions, Podcast, Pregnancy, TBPodcast
Today we are taking a close look at the ARRIVE trial abstract, research that suggests elective inductions at 39 weeks could reduce the Cesarean rate. What does this mean for pregnant people and maternity care? Does mother nature really have it all wrong? Is there a...
